M4.3 earthquake 12 km SW of Pangyan, Philippines
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 12 km SW of Pangyan, Philippines on Tue, May 16, 2000, 7:15 PM GMT+8 (11:15 UTC), 61 km (38 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 52 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-05-16 11:15:19 UTC
- Depth
- 61.3 km (38.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 5.612° N, 125.211° E
- Region
- Philippines
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.153 km SSW of Tambilil, Philippines · 9633 days ago · 414 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.238 km E of Mangili, Philippines · 9633 days ago · 86 km deep · 99 km away
- 5.152 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9612 days ago · 126 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.79 km W of Balangonan, Philippines · 9611 days ago · 210 km deep · 8 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009t21. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:50 PM UTC.